robstown1062
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When you meet someone for the first time is it customary to provide a token for acknowledgement? If so which one and do you use the same for a brother?
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When you meet someone for the first time is it customary to provide a token for acknowledgement?
What leads you to the conclusion someone is a brother when talking to them? certain words or phrases? I'm not speaking of, "are you a traveling man?" kind of phrasing either. As to the topic, I shake hands normally with strangers I switch to a grip when receiving a token from a known brother. However I do not switch off to a grip from a stranger. I will simply ask them if they are a mason. I have yet to experience that though.I don't do that unless I think the man is a brother. It's trivial to tell in a couple of minutes of conversation without using anything private. If I do know him to be a brother I tend to part on the first not greet on anything.
What leads you to the conclusion someone is a brother when talking to them? certain words or phrases? I'm not speaking of, "are you a traveling man?" kind of phrasing either. As to the topic, I shake hands normally with strangers I switch to a grip when receiving a token from a known brother. However I do not switch off to a grip from a stranger. I will simply ask them if they are a mason. I have yet to experience that though.
There is only one thing I can think of that was asked of you. Other than that, I wont say any more.I was actually chastised by a DDGM for meeting with a token without being in position.
In my experience, there's only one token with a "required position," and I certainly wouldn't use it when I first met someone.I was actually chastised by a DDGM for meeting with a token without being in position.
I don't do that unless I think the man is a brother. It's trivial to tell in a couple of minutes of conversation without using anything private. If I do know him to be a brother I tend to part on the first not greet on anything.
In my experience, there's only one token with a "required position," and I certainly wouldn't use it when I first met someone.
I was thinking about this the other day. Not so much the token but something else that goes with that token can only be given in a certain position. I think the DDGM was being a hard***Yea and that!!!
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